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June 22, 2023

Ukraine
A Tale of Two Invasions

The different responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Iraq's of Kuwait three decades ago reveal growing international fragmentation and disorder.

U.S. soldiers arrive at a burning oil refinery in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia, during the Gulf War.

October 6, 2020

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Learning from Rabin

25 years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israelis and Palestinians alike have much to learn from him

Yitzhak Rabin

February 18, 2022

China
America and China's Unhappy Anniversary

Fifty years after President Nixon's historic trip to China, U.S.-China relations are at a crossroads.

President Nixon inspects assembled Chinese soldiers with Premier Zhou Enlai.

August 14, 2019

Pakistan
Tilting at More than Windmills in South Asia

A turn toward Pakistan and away from India, as well as a race for the exits from Afghanistan, would be unwise.

A member of the NATO military forces stands guard during a change of command ceremony at Resolute Support in Kabul on September 2, 2018.

October 18, 2021

United States
Colin Powell: An American Life

Colin Powell’s extraordinary career as a soldier-statesman provides a model for how to live one’s life in the public arena at a time few such models can be found.

Secretary of State Colin Powell listens as President Bush speaks on trade promotion authority at the Department of State.